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CHAP. IV. A particular description of Sodom and Gomorrah's burning by Fire and Brimstone from Heaven.

Concerning the judgement it self which was inflicted on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was Fire and Brimstone which was rained down from Heaven upon those Cities. The morning was clear when Lot went forth of Sodom, and the Sun was risen upon the Earth when he entered into Zoar: But then a strange darkness did quickly fill the face of the Heavens, and hide the Sun from the view we may conceive that the fashion of the Heaven: ⟨p. 24⟩was altered, and that the clouds, which carried this horrible Tempest of Fire and Brimstone in their Bowels, were of another shape, than those which carry in them ordinary storms of Rain or Hail, of Thunder and Lightning. It was over Sodom and Gomorrah that these dreadful clouds were gathered, which upon the command of the Lord brake asunder, and it is likely with fearful lightening, accompanied with great cracks and amazing noise, as if Heaven and Earth, and Hell had been coming together, let down these flaming showers, which strangely turned the Air into Fire, and with such irresistible violence beat upon the Houses of the Sodomites, that they were forced to yield unto the fury of these devouring flames.

COncerning the judgement it self which was inflicted on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was Fire and Brimstone which was rained down from Heaven upon those Cities. The morning was clear when Lot went forth of Sodom, and the Sun was risen upon the Earth when he entered into Zoar: But then a strange darkness did quickly fill the face of the Heavens, and hide the Sun from the view we may conceive that the fashion of the Heaven: ⟨p. 24⟩was altered, and that the clouds, which carried this horrible Tempest of Fire and Brimstone in their Bowels, were of another shape, than those which carry in them ordinary storms of Rain or Hail, of Thunder and Lightning. It was over Sodom and Gomorrah that these dreadful clouds were gathered, which upon the command of the Lord brake asunder, and it is likely with fearful lightening, accompained with great cracks and amazing noise, as if Heaven and Earth, and Hell had been coming together, let down these flaming showers, which strangely turned the Air into Fire, and with such irresistible violence beat upon the Houses of the Sodomits, that they were foreed to yield unto the fury of these devouring flames.